*Dr Rumman Waqas (2019)

A qualified and multi-skilled Civil Engineering professional with extensive experience and expertise in design, construction project management and leadership. Throughout my career, I have worked with a diverse range of clients, consultants and colleagues on a variety of challenging and innovative projects. I love networking and collaborating with people from diverse backgrounds and go over and beyond to satisfy my client’s expectations. My personal qualities such as honesty, integrity, empathy and strong work ethic has assisted me in building long lasting relationships with my clients, peers and diverse teams.

I possess a range of skills and experience to my work in structural Engineering and project management that includes a deep understanding of integrated design and the challenges associated with design, construction and project management. I bring a proven ability to develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. I am a resilient individual who has worked with cross-functional teams on residential, commercial, industrial and educational projects and has precedence to deliver project results within specified timeframes to the highest standard and precision.

PhD thesis: The behaviour of composite beam-to-column flush end plate connections using blind bolts (Co-supervising with Prof Brian Uy at UNSW)